有关very修饰的两点说明

有关very修饰的两点说明

先请看两道题：

a. His work is __________ perfect in every way.

b. He is a __________ complete stranger to me.

A. very, very         B. ×，×            C. ×，very          D. very, ×

此题应选B。其余几项都可能被误选。在英语中，有些形容词和副词，从词义上看，由于它已含有“极”、“最”这样的极限意义，所以它们习惯上不再用very修饰，也通常没有比较等级。常见的这类词语有：

1. 形容词：total, complete, perfect, entire, utter, absolute, extreme 等。

他是个十足的大傻瓜。

正：He is a complete fool.

误：He is a very complete fool.

他是位十分优秀的老师。

正：He is a perfect teacher.

正：He is a very good teacher.

误：He is a very perfect teacher.

他是一位比你更优秀的老师。

正：He is a better teacher than you.

误：He is a more perfect teacher than you.

2. 副词：perfectly, completely, entirely, extremely, utterly, absolutely, totally等。

他的工作干得十分出色。

正：He did his work perfectly.

正：He did his work very well.

误：He did his work very perfectly.